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<blockquote data-quote="Retro" data-source="post: 492130" data-attributes="member: 37517">I either read a review of it, or saw a video review, that outlined the modern features it should not have had, and which ruined the whole concept of it. I barely remember it now, but it left me with a very bad impression, and I dismissed the camera because of it. It's kind of like the Chrysler Pacifica. The Chrysler people couldn't make up their minds what the vehicle should be or who it should be marketed to, and it was just an embodiment of contradictions. It was built at our plant, and most of us were glad to see it end.To make the Df a success, Nikon had to ignore everyone who would compare it to other DSLRs, because anyone who would do that doesn't get the point. But they couldn't do that. I'm pretty sure the Df started out on the drawing board as a digital F4 or F6, but through its evolution, and with unfortunate input from those whose job was to make a product marketable, it took on modern attributes which spelled its ruin. I like the idea of AF, but I could live without it. Modern features should have been kept to a bare minimum. What is really sad is that because of Nikon's brain farts, the Df has become little more than a hipster accessory. Grow your bushman beard, wear a girly slouch beanie, wrap a scarf around your neck, and carry a Df. Cool.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retro, post: 492130, member: 37517"] I either read a review of it, or saw a video review, that outlined the modern features it should not have had, and which ruined the whole concept of it. I barely remember it now, but it left me with a very bad impression, and I dismissed the camera because of it. It's kind of like the Chrysler Pacifica. The Chrysler people couldn't make up their minds what the vehicle should be or who it should be marketed to, and it was just an embodiment of contradictions. It was built at our plant, and most of us were glad to see it end. To make the Df a success, Nikon had to ignore everyone who would compare it to other DSLRs, because anyone who would do that doesn't get the point. But they couldn't do that. I'm pretty sure the Df started out on the drawing board as a digital F4 or F6, but through its evolution, and with unfortunate input from those whose job was to make a product marketable, it took on modern attributes which spelled its ruin. I like the idea of AF, but I could live without it. Modern features should have been kept to a bare minimum. What is really sad is that because of Nikon's brain farts, the Df has become little more than a hipster accessory. Grow your bushman beard, wear a girly slouch beanie, wrap a scarf around your neck, and carry a Df. Cool. [/QUOTE]

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